BUCKS 5K SERIES NEWS

The next Bucks 5K Series race will be the Doylestown 5k on Saturday,
May 24th. The Doylestown 5K race has always been the biggest race of
Series, with more than 500 runners expected. Visit
www.bucks5kseries.com for more information and online registration.
You can register online until Wednesday evening, or on race day.

SERTOMA RACE

The 7th annual Sertoma 5k race was held on May 10, 2003. There were
373 registered runners, a 40% increase over last year. They were
drawn by a new course that included a path along the Neshaminy Creek,
plus an outstanding post race celebration.

Dan McKay of Doylestown won the race with a time of 15:34. This was
Dan's second Series win in as many tries. It positions him well
in
the contest for the men's overall Series championship. Elizabeth
Kearins, also of Doylestown, won the women's division with a time
of
19:38. Elizabeth, last year's Series woman champion, recorded
her
first series win, after being injured in the first race of the
Series. Elizabeth had the fastest time of any teenager, male or
female.

Nancy Smith of New Britain was the first female master with a time of
20:38, while Johnny Marino of New Hope was the first male master in a
time of 16:36.

Art Burger of Doylestown had the highest age graded result – an
outstanding score of 83.7%.

There were other great stories. For example, the Postiglione family
of Doylestown -- Vincent (age 9) ran 25:13, Francesca (10) ran 22:31.
Christopher (12) ran 21:42, and Nicholas (13) ran 20:23. Seven year-
old Ted Andrus of Reading turned in a sensational time of 20:48.
Finally, 58 year-old Stephen Hirt ran his first race since his
sextuple bypass surgery in 1999, completing the race in an excellent
time of 25:08.

Complete race results are available on www.bucks5kseries or
compuserve.com.

SERIES STANDINGS

After four races, Johnny Marino and Alexandra Brasington of Dresher
are the leading man and woman. However, with 3 races remaining, the
competition for the overall Championships is still wide open.
Likewise, the age group standings. At this point, only five appear
to be locked up. The Doylestown race will be critical to runners who
are still in the running, or trying to protect leads.

Check out www.bucks5kseries for the complete series standings